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1 dependable
[dɪ'pendəbl]aggettivo [ person] affidabile, fidato; [ car] affidabile; [forecast, source] attendibile; [ news] sicuro, certo* * *adjective ((negative undependable) trustworthy or reliable: I know he'll remember to get the wine - he's very dependable.) affidabile* * *dependable /dɪˈpɛndəbl/a.2 ( di cosa) sicuro; su cui si può contare: a dependable supply of fresh food, una fornitura sicura di alimenti freschidependabilityn. [u]dependablyavv.in modo affidabile; con certezza.* * *[dɪ'pendəbl] -
2 dependable de·pend·able adj
[dɪ'pɛndəbl](person) fidato (-a), serio (-a), (machine, car) affidabile -
3 dependability
[dɪˌpendə'bɪlətɪ]nome affidabilità f.* * *dependability* * *[dɪˌpendə'bɪlətɪ]nome affidabilità f. -
4 dependably
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5 erratic
[ɪ'rætɪk]aggettivo [behaviour, person] eccentrico, stravagante, bizzarro; [ performance] irregolare, disuguale; [ driver] imprevedibile; [ moods] mutevole; [ timetable] inaffidabile; [movements, deliveries] irregolare* * *[i'rætik](inclined to be irregular; not dependable: His behaviour/work is erratic.) irregolare* * *erratic /ɪˈrætɪk/A a.2 incostante; imprevedibile; stravagante: erratic eating habits, abitudini alimentari incostanti; erratic behaviour, comportamento imprevedibileB n.(geol.) masso erraticoerratically avv.* * *[ɪ'rætɪk]aggettivo [behaviour, person] eccentrico, stravagante, bizzarro; [ performance] irregolare, disuguale; [ driver] imprevedibile; [ moods] mutevole; [ timetable] inaffidabile; [movements, deliveries] irregolare -
6 sound *****
I [saʊnd]1. nI don't like the sound of it — (fig : of film etc) non mi dice niente, (of news) è preoccupante
2. vt1) (alarm, bell, horn) suonare2)sound your "r"s more — pronuncia la r più chiaramente
3) Med3. vi1) (trumpet, bell, alarm) suonare, (voice, siren) risuonare2)it sounds like French — (similar) somiglia al francese
3)that sounds interesting — mi sembra interessante•II [saʊnd]1) (in good condition, healthy) sano (-a), (structure, organization, investment) solido (-a)as sound as a bell — (person) sano (-a) come un pesce, (thing) in perfette condizioni
3)to give sb a sound beating — picchiare qn di santa ragione4) (sleep: deep, untroubled) profondo (-a)2. advIII [saʊnd] vtto be sound asleep — dormire sodo, dormire profondamente
Naut scandagliare, sondareIV [saʊnd] nGeog stretto -
7 depend
[dɪ'pend]1) (rely)to depend on — contare su, fare affidamento su, confidare in ( for per; to do per fare)
to depend on sb. — essere a carico di o dipendere da qcn
* * *[di'pend]( with on)1) (to rely on: You can't depend on his arriving on time.) contare su2) (to rely on receiving necessary (financial) support from: The school depends for its survival on money from the Church.) dipendere da3) ((of a future happening etc) to be decided by: Our success depends on everyone working hard.) dipendere da•- dependant
- dependent
- it/that depends
- it all depends* * *[dɪ'pend]1) (rely)to depend on — contare su, fare affidamento su, confidare in ( for per; to do per fare)
to depend on sb. — essere a carico di o dipendere da qcn
См. также в других словарях:
Dependable — De*pend a*ble, a. Worthy of being depended on; trustworthy. Dependable friendships. Pope … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dependable — I adjective assured, certain, conscientious, constant, devoted, faithful, guaranteed, incorrupt, loyal, proved, proven, reliable, reputable, responsible, solid, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, sure, tested, tried, true, trustable, trusted,… … Law dictionary
dependable — 1735; se DEPEND (Cf. depend) + ABLE (Cf. able). Related: Dependability; dependably … Etymology dictionary
dependable — *reliable, trustworthy, trusty, tried Analogous words: sure, assured, *confident: *responsible: staunch, steadfast, constant, *faithful Contrasted words: *doubtful, questionable, dubious: capricious, fickle, unstable, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dependable — [adj] reliable, responsible always there, carrying the load*, certain, constant, faithful, good as one’s word*, loyal, rocklike*, secure, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, sturdy, sure, to be counted on, tried, tried and true, true, trustworthy … New thesaurus
dependable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ trustworthy and reliable. DERIVATIVES dependability noun dependably adverb … English terms dictionary
dependable — [dē pen′də bəl, dipen′də bəl] adj. that can be depended on; trustworthy; reliable SYN. RELIABLE dependability n. dependableness dependably adv … English World dictionary
dependable — adjective someone or something that is dependable can be trusted to do what you need or expect: Ed Duncan was a dependable, hardworking detective. | a dependable source of income dependably adverb dependability noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dependable — de|pend|a|ble [dıˈpendəbəl] adj able to be trusted to do what you need or expect ▪ our most dependable ally ▪ a dependable source of income >dependably adv >dependability [dıˌpendəˈbılıti] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
dependable — de|pend|a|ble [ dı pendəbl ] adjective 1. ) a dependable person always behaves in a sensible way and does what they say they will do 2. ) dependable things always work in the way you expect them to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dependable — [[t]dɪpe̱ndəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED (approval) If you say that someone or something is dependable, you approve of them because you feel that you can be sure that they will always act consistently or sensibly, or do what you need them to do. He was… … English dictionary